Common name: The Pink Streak

Scientific name: Dargida rubripennis (Grote and Robinson, 1870)

Class:

Insecta (Insects)

Order:

Lepidoptera (Butterflies, Skippers, and Moths)

Family:

Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Terrestrial:

Shrubland/chaparral, Savanna, Grassland/herbaceous, Old field, Sand/dune

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

TERRESTRIAL - OPEN UPLANDS:

Maritime grassland (guide)

A grassland community that occurs on rolling outwash plains of the glaciated portion of the Atlantic coastal plain, near the ocean and within the influence of offshore winds and salt spray.

TERRESTRIAL - BARRENS AND WOODLANDS:

Pitch pine-scrub oak barrens (guide)

A shrub-savanna community that occurs on well-drained, sandy soils that have developed on sand dunes, glacial till, and outwash plains.

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G3G4

Vulnerable globally, or Apparently Secure - At moderate risk of extinction, with relatively few populations or locations in the world, few individuals, and/or restricted range; or uncommon but not rare globally; may be rare in some parts of its range; possibly some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors. More information is needed to assign either G3 or G4.

State conservation status rank:

SU

Unrankable - Currently unrankable due to lack of information or due to substantially conflicting information about status or trends.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Not Listed

Not listed or protected by New York State.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

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More information:

Conservation guide:

https://guides.nynhp.org/the-pink-streak/

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.116851/Dargida_rubripennis/